Commentary for Bava Batra 247:3

ירשו שטר חוב בכור נוטל פי שנים יצא עליהן שטר חוב בכור נותן פי שנים ואם אמר איני נותן ואיני נוטל רשאי

What is the reason [for the opinion] of the Rabbis?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Why do they deny the firstborn a double portion even in the case of natural appreciation? ');">⁷</span> Scripture says, Giving him a double portion,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXI, 17. ');">⁸</span> the [All] merciful has, thus, called it a gift;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Given by the father to the firstborn. ');">⁹</span>

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